North Stand Construction Discussion

JGL07 said:
Well I certainly hated the old Kippax. The sight lines were abysmal and the bogs were beyond primitive.

The only time I ever went there was when the Scoreboard End had been demolished and I moved straight back to the North Stand when it opened.

My last time in there was for a League Cup tie against Chelsea around 1993. I was working in Manchester and staying in a hotel near the airport. I was a bit late setting out and hit traffic on the Parkway. I did get to the ground around ten minutes before kick-off but there were horrendous queues at the turnstiles. I finally got in 25 minutes into the match. The attendance was just over 16,000. That kinda summed up the Swales era.

The poor view from the Kippax - despite me being 5ft 11 inches tall - reminded me of why I never went there.
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People always used to say especially my dad's generation that the steps at MR were shallower than uniteds so it was harder to see but the New North Stand was better iirc.
 
blueparrot said:
Agree with that,and the best way to persuade them are to make sure they know the demand is there and fill the 3000,If it did get to 4/5000, then those in front of that would be joining in as well.
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When the arrangements & prices are confirmed, it will be so important for those who want rail seats to act quickly so if demand exceeds supply, the club can expand the rail seating capacity.
 
I look around at owners of other clubs and look back at previous owners of our club.
The platt lane and Kippax stands just went up with no requests from fans. The club built what it could afford. Evan that roof on the main stand.
Let’s applaud our owners for what they have done. If they want to make a little bit back from a few extra corporate seats then who are we to criticise.
We are watching a world class team playing in a world class ground.
Cut the owners some slack
 
blueparrot said:
Agree with that,and the best way to persuade them are to make sure they know the demand is there and fill the 3000,If it did get to 4/5000, then those in front of that would be joining in as well.
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I agree. I believe this is where there could be a good compromise. I think the club need to say when they would introduce more standing sections though. Is it the season after or years away?

I think we will easily fill those sections. Maybe the 1894 group could use their influence and push for more safe standing - if it’s going to be there anyway
 
From a club perspective I can see why rail seating at the back makes sense. As this is an entirely new section then anyone choosing to move there knows exactly what they are getting. Installing rail seating in the existing section of NS2 would mean lots of people that don't want it being forced to move and the problem then is finding suitable seats, especially for friends and family groups that sit together.
 
Cheadle_hulmeBlue said:
I agree. I believe this is where there could be a good compromise. I think the club need to say when they would introduce more standing sections though. Is it the season after or years away?

I think we will easily fill those sections. Maybe the 1894 group could use their influence and push for more safe standing - if it’s going to be there anyway
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The club said in the statement they would add more seats AHEAD of opening if the demand is there, so I'm guessing that relocations will be opening alot sooner than we're expecting, I would also think when it comes to relocating they would ask if we intend to stand or not
 
Cheadle_hulmeBlue said:
I agree. I believe this is where there could be a good compromise. I think the club need to say when they would introduce more standing sections though. Is it the season after or years away?

I think we will easily fill those sections. Maybe the 1894 group could use their influence and push for more safe standing - if it’s going to be there anyway
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If fans commit to RS & early demand exceeds supply, the club have stated that more RSs will be installed PRIOR to the stand opening.

May I suggest that we help the club and fans by creating a thread asking fans a small number of questions -:
1) Will you relocate to RSs in NS2.
2) Where will you relate from.
3) Will you relocate to another seat in NS 1/2 or SS1/2/3.
4) Where will you relocate from.

Something along these lines will provide the club/fans with valuable insights and enable them to plan well in advance.

1894 could also help by canvasing their members despite electing to remain in SSL1.

Hope this helps.
 
I currently sit in the second tier of the North stand with family and friends and there's been no consultation or communication from the club about our preferences.
 
bluebarry said:
I currently sit in the second tier of the North stand with family and friends and there's been no consultation or communication from the club about our preferences.
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Sounds like they’re leaving it as it is apart from the premium seating at the very front of the tier.
 
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